Chapter 1 The Moon God Festival

The clock in Professor Landry's house struck three in the afternoon, and at the same time, the bells of the Grand Abbey in the capital of the Kerry Empire also chimed, signaling that the Moon God Festival had reached its peak.

"It's time to head to the Main Tribunal."

Ranchi rose from his desk in the study, gazing at the snow-free scenery of the campus, and stretched wearily.

He capped his pen, gathered the documents on the desk, and tidied them up.

Today's work schedule was over, and the next important event was almost the final battle.

And the activity he would attend at the Main Tribunal later was both fulfilling a professor's duty and a rare moment to relax.

He wondered where Toliado had taken Cat Boss to play.

Ranchi thought to himself.

Right now, the only ones definitely still playing near St. Kerry Abbey were Toliado and Cat Boss.

Antanas and the others should be playing in the city center where the Brilda Opera House was located, and would return later. Sigrid was probably at the Pantheon, while Hyperion and the others could be anywhere.

Everyone would probably only gather together in the evening when releasing the moon lanterns.

But no matter what, Ranchi could only concentrate on his own work today. Whether he would run into friends was up to fate. Anyway, he didn't have time to play with them.

Being alone was fine.

It was just that the rumors about him circulating on campus were making him troubled.

"It will collapse on its own."

Ranchi's thoughts and gaze drifted far away along with the sometimes-boiling voices outside the window.

After noon, countless devout citizens poured into St. Kerry Abbey, planning to worship the Moon God Shrine and pray for the goddess's blessing.

Of course, there was also the Moon God High Priest's blessing dance in the evening. Getting in early to grab a good spot would allow one to appreciate the prayer dance of Violet of Water Jade, the Sixth War God.

Meanwhile, on the other side.

The Eliot Square in the center of the Grand Abbey, several kilometers away from the residential area, was teeming with people. Banners with laurel patterns hung on the white chalk open-air corridor, fluttering in the wind.

Holy incense was burned in the five-meter-high censer, and wisps of white smoke diffused and filled the air, as if to convey the wishes of the world to heaven.

In the center of Eliot Square stood a pure white obelisk several feet high. The four sides of the obelisk were engraved with the sacred decrees of sages and prophets. The people of the empire stood devoutly in front of the obelisk, worshiping the maxims of the Elseria Sanctuary, hoping to receive enlightenment.

The bells of Eliot Hall rang, creating a ripple in the air and mist.

"I come to this building often, meow. It's like a maze inside. Alan always tells Sid not to go to this building alone," Cat Boss said, looking at the building where Ranchi often taught, introducing it to Toliado.

"But without a professor leading us, it seems we can't visit the building. We can only buy Moon God Festival commemorative souvenirs in the public area shops."

Toliado was taking Cat Boss around to see the sights.

Not far from the square below the building, in the center of St. Kerry Abbey's campus, was the iconic Vinard Library and Auditorium.

This five-story giant main building was constructed of red brick and gray stone, with white decorative lines embellishing the exterior walls. The ancient emblem of St. Kerry Abbey was inlaid on the front triangular gable.

Below the gable were three arched gates, with the words "St. Kerry Eliot Hall" engraved on the main entrance in the middle.

From the outside, the entrance hall of Eliot Hall was paved with black and white marble tiles, and copper chandeliers hung from the ceiling. The entire building was said to have a total of one hundred and twenty-one classrooms and seminar rooms, mainly used for undergraduate students' magical theory research and magical engineering courses.

"Will Lanlan come over later, meow?"

They figured that Ranchi would go to the Main Tribunal to participate in activities after finishing work at home. And since the Main Tribunal was located in the central area, he might pass by Eliot Hall and this square. If they played around here, they might run into Ranchi later.

"I still don't want to leave that guy behind. Everyone else is resting during the Moon God Festival, but he's working all day, it's too hard for him."

Toliado stroked Cat Boss's head and sighed.

He had already discovered that Cat Boss didn't understand the principles of spatial magic at all.

Perhaps stroking its head would give it a greater chance of understanding spatial magic.

"Even if we meet him, he won't have time to stay and play, meow. But we can stuff him with some snacks, meow."

Cat Boss said, sniffing the barbecue aroma coming from the temporary shops in the square, and swallowed.

The barbecue chefs were of an extremely high standard.

Coupled with the extremely high-quality self-produced and self-sold ingredients of St. Kerry Abbey, seasoned with spices prepared according to ancient imperial methods, it was originally a loss-making dish. In normal times, it would easily be snapped up by students in the school, but today it was unlimited supply for the festival.

Moreover, Cat Boss also smelled the aroma of grilled fish.

Its favorite grilled fish!

"This line is really long."

Toliado tiptoed but still couldn't see how much longer he had to wait.

Near Eliot Hall on the east side of the abbey, a long line had formed in front of a popular temporary shop.

These were the many shops of the St. Kerry Alchemy Magic Culinary Institute, specializing in Moon God Festival specialty foods. The barbecue shop that Toliado and Cat Boss were lining up for had the most outrageous aroma. The sizzling aroma on the grill in the shop attracted diners to line up.

"Shido, meow, do you know the small town of Lilom where we landed after the shipwreck in the North Continent? The dried fish there is especially delicious. I've never eaten such delicious dried fish."

Cat Boss still missed the delicacies of the North Continent.

It may also have been because it had just been rescued from the shipwreck with Ranchi and landed during that time. Without a sense of security, it felt that everything it ate was particularly wonderful, so it was imprinted in its memory.

"I've heard of it. Isn't Zestira, Loki's student, the daughter of the Viscount of Lilom? Zestira even attended my class."

Toliado recalled.

At that time, Zestira had listened to his history class and was impressed with him, so she told Ranchi about this history associate professor, and Ranchi also curiously came to audit his class.

As they chatted, they discovered that they had met in the North Continent, and had many common topics. It was just that Cat Boss had been staying in Ranchi's shadow, and had not come out to meet Associate Professor Shido.

"Let me see how far it is."

Cat Boss twitched its nose, sniffing the oily aroma in the air. It floated up from Toliado's arms, hovering in the air, its yellow eyes staring straight ahead, as if it had already seen the crispy grilled fish.

"Hey, don't worry, you'll be able to eat it soon."

Seeing this, Toliado waved and whispered for Cat Boss to come down.

Cat Boss was a bit conspicuous.

Sure enough.

"Look, that cat is flying!"

"What a cute kitten, how did it do it?"

"It seems that a professor in our academy has contracted a powerful fifth-order elven cat."

The people around made slight comments, and they all looked at the different kitten.

Toliado reached out and pulled the hovering kitten back into his arms.

"Keep a low profile, Little Black Bread, I don't want to be mistaken for a cat thief, and I'm not from the circus."

Toliado told Cat Boss.

He felt the strange gazes of the people around him.

"Why would you be mistaken for a cat thief, meow..."

Cat Boss asked puzzledly.

But when it looked up and saw Toliado's skillful appearance of guarding the cat and scanning around, it understood.

This guy might have really stolen cats before.

The one cat continued to wait in line in the crowded crowd. No matter which direction they looked in, there were crowds of people, dazzling.

The aroma of herbs wafted from the abbey's holy garden to the south. At a glance, the garden was thriving, and it was still green even in winter. Priests in simple white robes, holding medicine hoes, shuttled and busied in the flowerbeds.

Many people who came to pray stopped here, either picking spiritual herbs or asking for prescriptions, hoping to use this to treat their physical ailments and regain health. The medicine garden was also selling products from the St. Kerry Abbey School of Pharmacy.

Outside the Eliot Hall square, crowds surged on both sides of the street, and temporary shops gathered.

The textile products of the Materials Academy were being shouted by students dancing and dancing, claiming that they were woven from the latest developed imitation sixth-order thorn butterfly silkworm cocoons, which were light and soft, and were the best materials for tailoring festival costumes and cloth armor, while the shops of the School of Magical Engineering mainly made mechanical plates for making plate armor, as well as imperial-style finished magical jewelry.

Also in front of the stall of the Culinary Academy, there was a half-meter-high metal pot, and branches of pine trees floating with new snow were inserted on the pot lid. The pot spout was puffing out white steam, and orc students were shouting in a southern imperial accent, "Camel milk tea that soothes the body and warms the stomach," attracting curious passers-by to stop and taste it.

There were also wandering poets sitting on the edge of Eliot Square, holding a seven-stringed qin, singing the legends of the sanctuary and the virtues of the sages.

The melodious music attracted a large group of listeners, and many people were fascinated, throwing coins into the bowl at the singer's feet to show their appreciation.

Children shuttled through the crowd, shouting excitedly, their eyes twinkling with pure light. Some children held candy canes made by candy masters, smiling all the way, and some children wore laurel wreaths on their heads, learning from the adults, pretending to be serious Moon God priests.

The knights of the Moon God Temple escorted the nobles and dignitaries through the crowd with full pomp, unsmiling.

Although they put on unfathomable expressions, their eyes could not hide their joy and excitement, looking like they were enjoying the festival.

"I want to eat, eat, eat, buy, buy, buy, and be a piggy, meow!"

Cat Boss was infected by this atmosphere and couldn't wait any longer.

Although its eyes were still searching for Ranchi, it smelled the aroma of grilled fish becoming more and more intense, and its tail wagged excitedly from side to side.

"Get ready to feast, I saw them grilling fresh trout at the beginning."

Toliado raised the impatient Little Black Cat, and said to it.

Just as the two were talking to each other, the line slowly moved forward.

"Meow, meow, let me see."

Cat Boss felt that the line was still very long. It floated lightly into the air and looked forward, wanting to find out how long the line was.

"Shido, meow, I guess we still have to wait half an hour."

But this time it planned to take a look and come down immediately.

As a result, after it finished speaking, Cat Boss did not receive a response from Toliado.

"If it's done quickly, maybe ten minutes will be enough, meow."

Cat Boss exercised its professionalism as a chef, estimating the time.

However, when it looked around at the grand occasion in the distance with satisfaction, when it fell back to the original place, it found that Toliado was not only gone.

It looked around in confusion, and then it realized that it had been squeezed out of the team by the crowded crowd at some point.

Everyone didn't treat it, a floating kitten, as a queue.

The crowd was too dense, its vision was completely blocked, and it couldn't tell the direction at all.

"Meow?"

Little Black Cat called out in confusion, shuttling through the crowded crowd, trying to find Toliado.

It was too late to worry about the team now, the problem was to find the partner who had disappeared out of thin air in a blink of an eye.

It quickly took out the communication magic and started calling Toliado.

In less than two seconds, the communication was connected.

"Meow, meow, Shido, where did you go, meow!"

Cat Boss asked with concern.

It breathed a sigh of relief when the communication was connected.

"I'll come back to find you later."

Toliado lowered his voice and hung up the communication after answering.

"..."

Cat Boss looked at the communication magic card in confusion.

Toliado might have encountered something urgent that he needed to leave for. Listening to his meaning, it wasn't dangerous.

Toliado should be able to find it easily, but it was difficult for it to find Toliado, this mysterious guy.

So, the best thing to do at this time was not to run around, but to wait for Toliado to come back and find itself.

Cat Boss understood the problem.

But what was worse was that many passers-by discovered that it was alone, and they all wanted to reach out and try to touch it.

"Meow, meow, I'm not a stray cat!"

Cat Boss dodged repeatedly, and an unnamed fear arose in its heart.

"Damn, the cat is talking?"

"Is this a cat-person talent?"

"Maybe it's a student or teacher in the school?"

"Who cares, now it's just a cat, born to be eaten by its mother!"

As a result, after shouting, everyone wanted to touch it even more.

"Meow?!"

Cat Boss turned around and ran.

It was a noble divine beast, how could it be treated like a pet.

A moment later, Little Black Cat finally broke away from the crowd and jumped onto the stone steps in the distance of the square.

"I wonder how long I have to wait for him, meow."

It tilted its head and thought for a while.

Its gaze couldn't help but drift towards the barbecue stall again.

Maybe it still had to return to its original position, so that it would be convenient for Toliado to find it.

It didn't know where Toliado had suddenly run off to. It was waiting here, smelling the aroma of barbecue, feeling extremely greedy.

But if it went to line up alone, it would definitely be treated as a pet again, attracting unnecessary harassment.

"What should I do, meow."

Little Black Cat scratched its ears with its paws in annoyance.

It regretted following Toliado out a bit.

Ranchi had never abandoned it for so long, but Toliado disappeared in the blink of an eye, even faster than Hyber.

Suddenly it had an idea -

Wouldn't it be inconspicuous as a human?

This way, it could line up openly and honestly, and wouldn't be treated as a lost kitten!

It happened to have a [Transformation Art: Human] that Ranchi had given it for emergencies.

It was originally a magic card that it didn't use the last time it went out with Elsa, but now it finally had a chance to come in handy!

"..."

"Transform secretly once, meow."

Thinking of this, Cat Boss jumped off the stone steps neatly and went to a hidden corner near the end of the square.

It was a little resistant to turning into a bipedal human form, but for the sake of grilled fish, it decided to compromise this time.

Cat Boss closed its eyes, and its paws lightly patted the purple translucent magic card that appeared in front of it.

In an instant, the fur on its whole body gradually glowed with a soft fluorescence, and its body began to slowly become blurred.

A few seconds later.

The light dissipated, and a slender and well-proportioned figure, about one meter four tall, about ten years old, appeared in place.

A pair of clever cat ears on its head trembled slightly, and a black tail swayed comfortably from side to side behind it.

"Meow, meow, is this me?"

Cat Boss opened its mouth and made its usual childish voice. It looked down at the marble bricks in the square, looking at its reflection on them.

Its physique was between a boy and a girl, with smooth black short hair, and slightly long bangs that occasionally covered its eyes. The contours of its face were soft, still with childishness, and it had a hazy sense of the gender of a ten-year-old human child.

It looked like a tomboy, and like a beautiful boy.

It was wearing a white shirt and a brown vest, plus small leather shoes, just like the children's version of the suit that Ranchi often wore.

"Among humans, am I considered relatively pretty, meow?"

Cat Boss looked at its new appearance, stroking its tender white cheeks, and in a trance, it seemed to have tasted the fragrant grilled fish in the distance.

The only thing it was puzzled about was why it didn't turn into a complete human after becoming human, but rather a demi-human or beast-person.

It might be because Ranchi and Hyber had minimal volume changes when using [Transformation Art: Human], while it needed to change more, leading to this problem.

But it didn't matter.

The Kerry Empire really had many beast-people.

Among the three major territories of the Kerry Empire, the Seros Empire was almost a pure human empire, the Elseria Sanctuary had a small number of elves and rare races, and the Wensi Free Federation included beast-person lords among the human lords.

Although humans still accounted for the vast majority after the integration, it would occasionally see Kerry people with beast characteristics or pointed ears on the streets and among the nobles.

In Ranchi's class, Cat Boss had seen beast-person students.

The more Cat Boss thought about it, the more at ease it felt.

The aroma of barbecue made its stomach rumble.

After becoming a human, it could also eat more food, and no longer had to be full after eating a little like a bird's stomach!

Cat Boss swallowed and secretly vowed to have a good meal and not live up to this trip.

It was ready to swagger to the end of the line.

Grilled fish, here it comes!

Just as it stepped out from the edge of the square.

"Oh, what a cute beast-person child, meow, did you get separated from your adult?"

Cat Boss was hugged from behind unexpectedly. It felt that it was being smelled, and it wanted to break free but found it completely ineffective.

It finally understood the fear that Tata felt every day when Sid hugged her from behind.

"Meow, meow, I'm not meow!"

Cat Boss subconsciously retorted that it was not a cat-person, it was a cat.

Even if many people had hugged it, it would be very scared if it was suddenly hugged by a stranger.

It was a bit broken, it was fine to be touched in cat form, but now it had to be touched after becoming a human.

"Your verbal tic is the same as ours, even heavier than mine. You're obviously a cat-person."

The clear voice behind Cat Boss continued to say, still hugging Cat Boss like a child.

"Let me go quickly, meow!"

Cat Boss solemnly declared.

Although its strength was not as good as the other party, it would be completely different if it used telekinesis, and it didn't want to hurt the other party.

"Bianca, this child is only over ten years old."

In the distance behind Cat Boss, another deep male voice sounded, accompanied by the sound of footsteps bearing the weight of the square floor tiles.

"Even if you cat-people don't have a sense of distance, it's a bit criminal to hug underage cat-people like this."

A magnetic female voice also said, seeming to feel helpless towards her companion.

"...Meow?"

Cat Boss stopped struggling for a moment, and its brain also opened the thinking universe.

It suddenly thought of a problem.

Why hadn't it noticed at all that three people were so close to it?

It was obviously a ninth-order divine beast, not weak.

And it seemed to hear others calling the name of the cat-girl who hugged it -

Bianca?

Wasn't that the name of the Twelve War Gods?!

The Twelfth War God, Cat's Eye Stone, Bianca. Cat Boss had heard Ranchi talk about all the information of the Twelve War Gods. Although there might be people with the same name, being a cat-person and having the strength to easily lock it down, it was undoubtedly a War God.

Cold sweat broke out on Cat Boss's forehead.

It was surrounded by three War Gods.

The same treatment as Laurent.

Would it fall here today?

It Cat Laurent couldn't fight three War Gods, one War God could easily crush it!

Driven by survival instincts and struggles, Cat Boss decided to make a decision that went against its ancestors.

"Meow, meow...Sister of the same clan, can you let me go, meow?"

Cat Boss begged the War God behind it in a weak and helpless manner.

It surrendered.

Question Toliado, understand Toliado, become Toliado.

Then there was a silence.

Accompanied by Cat Boss's heart beating like a drum.

Whether it lived or died depended on the War God's choice next.

"Okay, okay."

The voice behind Cat Boss became very happy when it heard the words, and it let go of Cat Boss and took two steps back.

"Thank you, meow."

Cat Boss politely thanked it.

It felt like it had survived.

Suppressing its timidity, and not daring to run away easily, Cat Boss turned its head to look at the figures.

It saw that the three figures were also looking down at it.

"It's strange, meow, I clearly sensed a very powerful master here just now, but he disappeared in a blink of an eye, and there's still a little spatial magic nearby. Is it my illusion?"

After releasing Cat Boss, the Twelfth War God, Cat's Eye Stone, Bianca, looked around in confusion.

The cat-person woman standing closest to Cat Boss had long, vibrant orange hair that reached her waist, a slender tail, a dark green waisted leather jacket, and pupils that reflected a natural wildness and acquired intellectuality. Her durable leather boots looked like her winter living clothes.

"Maybe it's another War God. Isn't Ryan's sister studying here? He should come, right?"

Further back, a burly voice that blocked the large winter midday sun in Cat Boss's field of vision said.

He was tall, with broad shoulders and a narrow waist. His strong muscles bulged in his white down jacket, and the metal gleam on his left and right wrists was clearly visible, as well as the traces of mechanical modification.

Cat Boss didn't dare to say anything, and only listened to Kanzell and Bianca talking cautiously.

According to Cat Boss's memory, this was probably the Eighth War God, Gold Stone Throne, Kanzell. He was once a special soldier who was seriously injured in a mission, almost dying. The military performed a high-risk temporary mechanical modification rescue on him, and he survived with amazing willpower and adaptability, and became the empire's strongest mechanical modified person, the strongest prototype.

"Ryan, yeah, that's definitely possible. It's been a long time since I saw him."

The Twelfth War God, Cat's Eye Stone, Bianca, quickly let it go.

It was not strange for other War Gods to be in St. Kerry Abbey today besides Marquis Ryan. It was normal to detect the aura of a strong person.

Beside the Eighth War God, Kanzell, stood a majestic woman.

She was about 1.8 meters tall, but next to the two-meter-tall Kanzell, she seemed much smaller.

Her jet-black long hair was neatly tied behind her head, and her delicate facial features revealed a sharp aura. Her lips were pursed into a straight line, but what attracted Cat Boss's attention were her eyes. The right eye was a brown pupil, while the left eye was a mechanical prosthetic eye with a blue pupil. Even on rest days, her arms were covered with streamlined metal arm guards, which seemed to have been integrated with her.

"This little guy is not weak either, and he's a space-type."

She lowered her head and stared at Cat Boss.

"Meow!"

Cat Boss instinctively felt that she was the most powerful one of the three War Gods.

According to the characteristics, she could only be the Fourth War God, Jade Throne, Jasper, and also the partner of the Eighth War God, Kanzell. She was also the imperial mechanical doctor who personally modified him. The Fourth War God and the Eighth War God also seemed to be a pair.

Cat Boss desperately recalled what Barton had said on the second floor of the Brilda Opera House.

Among the twelve War Gods, one, two, six, and eleven belonged to the neutral faction.

Three, seven, and ten belonged to the radical faction.

Four, five, eight, nine, and twelve belonged to the conservative faction.

The War Gods in front of him seemed to be the original conservative faction.

They could be the safest War Gods, and they could also be the most dangerous War Gods after being controlled!

"Huh, you're already at the sixth level even though you're so young? You even have space attributes!"

The Twelfth War God, Cat's Eye Stone, Bianca, squatted down again, touching Cat Boss, and exclaimed.

She had never seen a member of her clan with such good talent.

In an instant, she understood why she was attracted to this black cat clan.

Not only did it smell good, but it also had an irrational and powerful potential!

"Keep it up, I think we might be able to breed in the future. I'm very optimistic about you, young man."

Bianca looked at Cat Boss and seriously said what she had originally thought out of instinct.

"...?!"

Cat Boss was almost frightened by Bianca's lewd words.

It was going to call a lawyer.

It seemed that if it, a cat, used [Transformation Art: Human], a magic spell of the demon race with too much span, it would indeed cause a little problem, causing the other party to be unable to distinguish its basic situation at all.

But Bianca looked innocent again, seeming that she really wanted to do this, not out of desire, but out of reason.

"I'm calling a lawyer."

The Fourth War God, Jasper, covered her forehead.

If this child's parents heard what they had just said and directly sued Bianca, they would basically win the lawsuit every time.

"Child, don't be scared by her. She really doesn't mean that. It's that she really can't find a husband in the cat-person clan who can match her."

The tall Kanzell lifted Bianca's back collar, causing her to release the black cat clan's child, not letting her mess around,

"Forget it, the more I say, the more chaotic it becomes. Anyway, hurry up and leave, don't be entangled by her."

The Eighth War God, Gold Stone, Kanzell, looked at Cat Boss and said to it.

"Meow, meow, thank you."

Cat Boss nodded in fright and couldn't even speak, and then ran away quickly.

Grilled fish didn't smell good anymore!

This was a narrow escape!

It actually ran away from the hands of three War Gods!

"Young man! See you again by fate. I remember your scent, meow. I'm definitely your best choice."

Bianca waved happily.

As long as she waited a few more years, the black cat young man should become very powerful.

His potential was simply infinite, maybe this gene could really give birth to a ninth-order cat-person!

"When you're at the eighth order, we'll..."

Before she could finish speaking, Bianca was covered by the Fourth War God, Jasper, and the couple started dragging her away.

Cat Boss ran with its head buried, feeling a chill down its spine.

Why was it being treated as a boy after it became a human?

Was it because this card was originally made by Ranchi? And because it was more inclined towards gender-neutral humans, using it would cause it to look more like a boy after turning into a human?

[Transformation Art: Human] According to the story background of the Crimson Moon Calamity World era, it was a transformation magic that the demon world derived from the demon transformation surgery in the Honing Empire's experimental field. It itself had different transformation characteristics from this era, and also had some incompatibility with other races.

This problem had to be artificially fixed by Ranchi and Tata!

Cat Boss ran all the way to the Main Tribunal, turned a corner in a place where no one was around, and instantly turned into a black kitten like a disappearing ink blot.

The moment it turned back into a cat, all the sense of security returned.

It floated in the air, feeling the freedom brought by its soft furry body and its small size, and it would never transform into a human again, meow!

"Cat Boss, I'm sorry."

A voice sounded behind it.

It was so scared that its soul was about to dissipate.

"Meow!!"

Cat Boss curled up into a ball and hugged its head.

There was no reason why the War Gods could still recognize it.

It would never leave Ranchi again.

"Cat Boss, it's me."

The apologetic but somewhat cynical voice continued to sound, but it didn't mean to attack Cat Boss.

Cat Boss put down its paws, raised its eyes, and took a closer look, only to find that it was Toliado.

"Where did you go, meow!"

Cat Boss shouted with tears in its eyes.

It knew why Abigail said this guy was unreliable.

He was never on the spectrum!

"The situation was special just now. One of the War Gods was a little too sensitive. I sensed the danger and teleported away. Fortunately, you helped me attract their attention."

Toliado explained with shame.

His long-term anti-reconnaissance consciousness made him directly flee at the first moment.

Although the War Gods would not attack him, the Dimensional Archbishop, for no reason now, after all, the Rebirth Church was not hostile to the Kerry Empire now, and could even cooperate.

However, Toliado didn't want the Twelve War Gods to discover that the Dimensional Archbishop was actively operating around Brilda before the Blood Moon City war.

"I'm bait, meow?"

Cat Boss asked with tears in its eyes.

It had encountered three War Gods and was almost frightened.

It almost had to pay tribute to High Priest Laurent with its life!

"You're Professor Landry's cat, and you have a St. Kerry Abbey employee contracted beast registration. They won't do anything to you, and some things can only be done by divine beasts like you."

Toliado put his hands together and apologized to Cat Boss.

Logically speaking, as long as he wasn't suspected and investigated by the War Gods, Toliado had the confidence to perfectly disguise himself.

Except for the Twelfth War God, who was a specialized scout who could trigger premonitions from a longer distance with her talent.

Fortunately, it was only the Twelfth War God, who was weaker than the Dimensional Archbishop. He, the Dimensional Archbishop, was better at escaping, so he could win the cat-and-mouse game.

Plus, with Cat Boss, the space-type bait, leaving Cat Boss there, the War Gods wouldn't suspect him too much because of the small amount of magic power left over from him opening the space magic to run away.

"I'll trust you one more time, meow."

Cat Boss heard Toliado say that it was a divine beast, and it was still satisfied in its heart.

As expected, with great power comes great responsibility.

Only it could do this kind of thing.

"This is our space-type bond."

Toliado and Cat Cat gave each other a high five.

Cat Boss was even happier when it heard someone recognize it as a noble space-type.

Like Ranchi, who only thought it was a wind-type, and Tata, who thought it was a telekinetic-type.

In fact, it was one of only two attributes on the lower left side of the attribute periodic table!

"Let's go buy grilled fish later. The line is long now. It's good to wander around this Main Tribunal."

"No problem, meow."

A demon and a cat reconciled again, walking and talking and laughing on the corridor of the Main Tribunal.

Suddenly.

When Toliado walked past a corner, he stopped and hid behind the wall.

"What did you find, meow?"

Cat Boss was startled again by Toliado's sudden appearance.

But seeing that Toliado's expression wasn't that serious, it was a little relieved. It shouldn't be a War God.

Toliado's sneaky head peeked out from the corner of the wall.

Soon, a black cat head also peeked out.

"Shido, why do you have such a stealing feeling in everything you do, meow?"

Cat Boss asked again.

"Shh."

Toliado only made a silent gesture.

He saw the entrance to the activity venue in the distance.

The temple gate was open, and twelve silver candlesticks were placed on both sides of the porch. The candlelight flickered, and the light swayed, symbolizing the rotation of the twelve months. Above the candlesticks hung blue silks covered with stars. The noble children wore white robes with gold trim, and were tied with waist seals embroidered with silver thread, passing through the entrance of the activity venue.

The school worker priest wore a gorgeous purple-red robe and a crescent-shaped pendant from the Moon God Temple on his chest, checking the information of the entering students and faculty.

The organ played solemn and sacred music, and the hymns praising the sanctuary echoed from inside to outside the hall.

St. Kerry Abbey's Moon God Festival academic year activities opened in this devout and joyful atmosphere, and the Main Tribunal was filled with a sacred and joyful atmosphere inside and out.

What Toliado and Cat Boss discovered at this moment was not others.

It was the three old familiars who had come here together.

Hyberion, Talia, and Iphatia seemed to have eaten and drunk and wandered around all morning. In the afternoon, they returned to the abbey and found that they could come to the Main Tribunal to participate in activities and enjoy the buffet, so they came.

"I'm Professor Landry's fiancee."

Talia showed her identity information to the school worker who was checking the entrance.

The school worker priest checked with the magic instrument, nodded, and then looked at Hyberion and Iphatia behind.

"Me too."

Hyberion held Iphatia and thought about it, and said this too.

After she came to this home and negotiated with Miss Unity and Ranchi, she became the third fiancee according to the Allied forces' advance arrangements, so that she could live in Professor Landry's home and act with them.

In the dark eclipse magic realm of the shadow world, she had long been Ranchi's fiancee. Now she was just continuing the relationship. Hyberion was too familiar with it.

The school worker priest took Hyberion's certificate in a slightly puzzled manner, checked it, and found that she did live in the abbey.

"What about her?"

The school worker looked at Iphatia.

This one shouldn't be Professor Landry's fiancee. He could see that she already had a wedding ring on her ring finger.

And this petite and cute silver-haired woman looked a bit similar to the tall silver-haired amber-eyed woman. They were probably sisters. Professor Landry shouldn't be so beastly as to marry both sisters.

"She's my mother/sister."

Hyberion and Talia answered subconsciously.

""

The priest was stunned, and his brain went from the origin of the universe to the birth of the first life underwater, from universal gravitation to the mass-energy equation. All the knowledge in the world passed through his mind.

He was a bit stuck.